/lit/ - Literature

Main character is diagnosed with "heart crushing loneliness". The doctor prescribes him a sort of antidepressant that causes him to hallucinate and see the girl of his dreams. Despite the side effects he keeps taking the pills because he falls in love with the girl which has actually helped his condition. Eventually the medication is discontinued and he runs out and sinks back into his old ways. He goes back to the doctor only to discover the doc killed himself. He also finds a shit ton of empty pill bottles in a draw revealing the doc had been on the medication much longer then the main character had. We see him frantically searching through the pill bottles only to find one lone pill. Fade out to him holding the last pill and the gun the doc killed himself with. Alternate ending is he leaves the office without finding the pill and sees the girl walking on the street.

More of a short story then a novel really.